The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-15
From Monday,s naily Free Pressl


The first meeting of the Lake Crys
tai Farmers Warehouse Company, 70
the election of officers and other bust
ness, will be held at the Office of Esquire
Mead on Saturday, July SOth, at three
O'Clock p. N.
The Mankato Tile, Fire brick and
Clay Company sent ear load of drain
tile to Duluth and two car loads tC
Sleepy Eye on Saturday. The company
have a good stock of tile and fire-brick
on hand and look for large trade this
fall.
MIR. Geo. J. Klein, in answer to q
telegram from Tyler, Mimi, left this af-
ternoon on the &. 4 \. W. with me-
talic coffin for that place. The deceased
WAS J. P. Lechler. Messrs. j. Klein 4
Co. are among the best undertakes in
the state, and they never fail to give the
best of satisfaction.
The committee appointed by the
Board of Trade TO attend the Sault Ste.
Marie convention July 10th, composed
of Messrs ]. A. Willard, Jno. F. Meagh-
er, Geo. f. Brett, Jno. c. Noe and J. c.
Wise, expects to attend. The gentle
men will leave Mankato the last of the
present week, and will be absent about
ten days.
In another column Capt. Bierbauer
announces that inasmuch as invitation
has been received from the committee
of arrangements to the Mankato Com
pany TO join in the celebration of the
18th anniversary of the defense of New
Tim against the attack of the Sioux In
dams, which celebration will be held
on the sd and 9th of August, those
who can make it possible TO be present
will oblige by reporting the fact to him.
There are a goodly number of our res
idents who participated in that defense,
and every survivor should make an eff
fort TO attend the coming anniversary.
john Outken was brought before the
court this morning on the charge of
drunkenness. He was fined three dol
lars and costs which was paid and the
prisoner departed wiser if not happier.
Two tramps were given an hour in which
to leave town, and man charged with
stealing some tobacco from a man on the
camp grounds was discharged, he hav-
ing pretty effectually proven his innoc-
ence. The latter had been captured by
the guard at the encampment Saturday
night as a pickpocket and had been
turned over to the police.
There was large attendance at the
Sunday School institute held IN the Bap-
fist church at Good Thunder yesterday,
and the meeting was very interesting
and profitable one. The program as
published was carried out so far as pos
sible. Mr.. S. SherIn, of st. Paul, State
Secretary of the Minnesota Sunday
School Association was present and made
an address during the forenoon. Messrs.
NJ. G. Willard, w. w. P. Mcconnell and
Will Willard, of Mankato, were among
those present. A picnic dinner was
served in the pleasant grove adjoining
the church. The afternoon was oc
cupied by addresses and discussions up
on topics of general interest to Sunday
School workers. Mr.. Mcconnell spoke
very earnestly upon the subject of ''The
Relations of Teachers to their Glasses"
and Mr.. NJ. g. Willard spoke upon the
duties of parents as regards the attend
ance of their children upon Sunday
School. Mr.. Geo. NJ. Palmer. of Man
kato, was on the program for a paper
upon "The True Aim'of Sunday School
Work" Mr.. Palmer was unable 10 be
present, but sent his manuscript along
by Mr.. Will Willard who read 1t and
made some further remarks
upon the topic. There were lively dis
cussions upon each subject in which
many of those present took part. There
was great interest manifested and the
turn ont from Good Thunder, Mapleton,
Vernon Centre and other localities was
very large.